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NEL to CIU: distance & flight time
Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
666 mi
1,072 km · 579 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
666 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, United States
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Near CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEL from CIU?
The flight distance from Lakehurst (NEL) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 666 miles (1,072 km, 579 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEL to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEL to CIU?
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